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Europe · 12 October 2026 to 13 October 2026 · 3 headlines · BBC News, The Straits Times

Cyber attack on French supermarket fridges

A cyber attack disabled refrigeration systems in French supermarkets, causing fridges to overheat rather than cool. The malfunction sparked fires in some stores and forced retailers to discard spoiled food. The attack is believed to have targeted connected refrigeration or building-management systems used across multiple store locations.

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